Latest World History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Southerners who were for redemption wanted which of the following?

A)

remove blacks from politics

B)

remove republicans from politics

C)

hold political power

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : All of the above

2 .

The name of ancient Egyptian script is

A)

Cuneiform

B)

Hieroglyphic

C)

Demotic

D)

There was no script

Correct Answer : Hieroglyphic

The Egyptian scripts is known as Hieroglyphic which means 'sacred writing' . It consisted of 24 signs, each of which stood for a single consonant. Vowels were not written. Later the Egyptian started using symbols for ideas and the total number of signs rose to about 500. The writers, who constituted an important section of society , wrote with reed pens on the leaves of a plant called 'Papyrus' from which we get the word 'paper'.

3 .

Who described his policy of unification as one of 'blood and iron'?

A)

Bismarck

B)

Napoleon

C)

Mazzini

D)

Napoleon Bonaparte

Correct Answer : Bismarck

With the failure of the revolution of 1848 to unify Germany, one phase in the struggle for unification came to an end. Now Germany was to be unified not into a democratic country by the efforts of revolutionaries but by the rulers into a militaristic empire. The leader of this policy Bismarck who belonged to a prussian aristocratic family. He wanted to preserve the predominance of the landed aristocrats and the army in the united German state and to achieve the unification of Germany under the leadership of Prussian monarchy. He described his policy of unification as one of 'blood and iron'. The policy of 'blood and iron' meant a policy of war.

4 .

Which country is associated with the 'Jesuit School'?

A)

Spain

B)

France

C)

Germany

D)

England

Correct Answer : Spain

In Spain, where there were no protestants, a soldier named lgnatius Loyola started an organisation for clergymen to work wholly as 'soldiers of jensus' in the service of the Church. Its members came to be called jesuits. They went from place to place and won back followers in France and Germany. They established missions in india, china, Africa and the Americas to gain new adherents. The Jesuit Schools which they started to strengthen the Roman Catholic Church are still in existence in many countries of the world.

5 .

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

A)

The Negro movement

B)

The Chipko movement

C)

The Civil Rights movement

D)

The Civil Rights movement

Correct Answer : The Civil Rights movement

The Civil Rights Movement in the United States was a struggle by black Americans to gain full citizenship rights and achieve racial equality.

Individuals and organizations challenged discrimination with a variety of activities, including protest marches, boycotts, and refusal to abide by segregation laws.

Many believe that the movement began with the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 and ended with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

6 .

When was the Battle of Marathon occurred ?

A)

490 B.C

B)

493 B.C

C)

469 B.C

D)

429 B.C

Correct Answer : 490 B.C

A battle was fought between Iran under the king Darius and the state of Greece in 490 B.C at Marathon near Athens. This battle is known as the 'Battle of Marathon' in World History.

7 .

Which among the following pairs is mismatched?

A)

Electricity act – 2003

B)

National Telecom policy – 2012

C)

National policy on skill & development–2009

D)

Green Revolution – 1991

Correct Answer : Green Revolution – 1991

The given matching is about the policies and acts names and in which year they took place.

Here Green Revolution - 1991 is given and which is not TRUE. It took place in between 1960 - 1980.

8 .

When was Zoroastrianism founded?

A)

4th century BCE

B)

6th century BCE

C)

8th century BCE

D)

10th century BCE

Correct Answer : 6th century BCE

Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest extant religions. It is the ancient pre-Islamic religion of Iran that survives there in isolated areas and, more prosperously, in India, where the descendants of Zoroastrian Iranian (Persian) immigrants are known as Parsis, or Parsees.

The Iranian prophet and religious reformer Zarathustra flourished before the 6th century BCE more widely known outside Iran as Zoroaster is traditionally regarded as the founder of the religion.

Zoroastrianism contains both monotheistic and dualistic features. It likely influenced the other major Western religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

9 .

The Last Supper is an immortal paintings of

A)

Michael Angelo

B)

Leonardo Da Vinci

C)

Raphael

D)

Andrea del sarto

Correct Answer : Leonardo Da Vinci

10 .

Of which country was the religion 'Shintoism'?

A)

Japan

B)

China

C)

Arabs

D)

Turkey

Correct Answer : Japan

The old religion of Japan is known as Shiltoism. This religion consists mainly of the worship of the forces of nature.

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